14th Finance Commission

Telangana Assembly polls: Rajnath Singh accuses TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao of 'stoking fear' in minorities

Taking on TRS government, Rajnath Singh said, "They have failed on the development front and hence are trying to divert the attention on the issue of minority reservation. "

Ahead of Jammu and Kashmir local body polls, home ministry announces sops, approves Rs 5.5 lakh for Pak refugees

Ahead of local body polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, in a flurry of tweets, announced several initiatives taken to empower local bodies and panchayats to bring grassroot level changes and development in the militancy-affected state

Rahul Gandhi's unfounded demand to declare Kerala floods as 'national disaster' is rhetoric with an eye on brownie points

How can the Narendra Modi government declare the Kerala floods as a 'national calamity' when there is no legal provision to do so?

Nitish Kumar asserts Bihar deserves special category status, but says Centre provided 'extra assistance' to state

Nitish Kumar said his government will also plead its case before the 15th Finance Commission when it visits Bihar.

Bihar to ask for more funds from 15th Finance Commission, also wants Centre to bear 'all disaster management expenses'

The Bihar government will urge the 15th Finance Commission to raise the allocation of tax revenue shared by the states on the pattern of the 11th Finance Commission recommendations, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said.

Cabinet approves restructured bamboo mission with outlay of Rs 1,290 cr

The government on Wednesday approved a restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) with an outlay of Rs 1,290 crore for two years, a move aimed at benefiting one lakh farmers, said an official release

Amid widening rift between TDP and BJP, Centre releases Rs 1,269 crore to Andhra Pradesh for various projects

Centre has released a sum of Rs 1,269 crore to Andhra Pradesh under different heads in last few days amid a strain in ties between the NDA and its ally TDP

From fiscal deficits to slowdown in economy, 15th Finance Commission stares at many challenges

For 15th Finance Commission, GST will usher in higher tax buoyancy by bringing in a large number of new tax payers into the net.

Finance Commission to look into tied grants for states: A nudge strategy by govt after loan waivers or a U-turn?

There is a concern that fiscally irresponsible farm loan waivers could imperil the good fiscal position of states. But then the increase in tax devolution also reduced the centre’s fiscal elbow room. One needs to wait and watch what the commission comes out with.

15th Finance Commission to assess GST impact on tax revenues, allocate more resources to states, says Arun Jaitley

Recommendations of 15th Finance Commission will have to be in place by April 1, 2020